To mark World Press Freedom Day, we're dedicating an episode of The Yarn to journalists in danger. We speak to reporters and media experts about navigating war zones, covering authoritarian regimes, and why exposing the truth is often a matter of life and death. 

 

This episode was created by Isaure Duruy, Jiali Hong, Xue Xue, and Olivia Wright.

To mark World Press Freedom Day, we're dedicating an episode of The Yarn to journalists in danger. We speak to reporters and media experts about navigating war zones, covering authoritarian regimes, and why exposing the truth is often a matter of life and death.&nbsp;
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This episode was created by Isaure Duruy, Jiali Hong, Xue Xue, and Olivia Wright.

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.  

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Yarn

The Yarn is an award-winning podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best. 

 

 

The Yarn is an award-winning podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best.&nbsp;
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The Price of Truth

This week, we're hearing about what keeps people up at night — and what keeps them hopeful in the face of despair. Student activists, marine ecologists, and other change makers share their tactics for turning fear into action. 

 

This episode was created by Eamon Leggett, Theone Van Der Merwe, Fan Chu, and Yixin Zhang.

This week, we're hearing about what keeps people up at night &mdash; and what keeps them hopeful in the face of despair. Student activists, marine ecologists, and other change makers share their tactics for turning fear into action.&nbsp;
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This episode was created by Eamon Leggett, Theone Van Der Merwe, Fan Chu, and Yixin Zhang.

Hope is a Practice

Donating used clothes might seem sustainable, but Australia's textile waste is causing an environmental catastrophe in Fiji.

This week on The Yarn, reporter Shayal Devi explains how “waste colonisation” is harming the pacific nation.  

 

Show Notes:

Shayal Devi's reporting for The Citizen

Donating used clothes might seem sustainable, but Australia's textile waste is causing an environmental catastrophe in Fiji.
This week on The Yarn, reporter Shayal Devi explains how &ldquo;waste colonisation&rdquo; is harming the pacific nation. &nbsp;
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Show Notes:
<a href="https://www.thecitizen.org.au/people/shayal-reenal-devi">Shayal Devi's reporting for The Citizen</a>

Waste Colonisation: How Textile Exports are Polluting Fiji 

To most Melburnians, urban seagulls are noisy pests. But why did these once coastal creatures abandon their seaside habitats in the first place?

This week on The Yarn, reporter Luisa Bonazzoli explains the human-led changes forcing gulls into cities.  

 

 

Show Notes:

Luisa Bonazzoli's Feature for The Citizen
 

To most Melburnians, urban seagulls are noisy pests. But why did these once coastal creatures abandon their seaside habitats in the first place?
This week on The Yarn, reporter Luisa Bonazzoli explains the human-led changes forcing gulls into cities. &nbsp;
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Show Notes:
<a href="https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/gone-gull-the-professional-displacement-of-city-birds">Luisa Bonazzoli's Feature for The Citizen</a> &nbsp;

The Price of Truth

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